2013 Peaceseeker Award: Jewish Voice for Peace and the Israel/Palestine Mission Network

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Religious, Interfaith Organizations For Peace

GA Votes to Boycott Israeli Goods Produced in Occupied Palestinian Territories

by Melinda Thompson

With a 71% favorable vote, the 220th General Assembly passed the following overture calling for a boycott of all Israeli goods produced in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT):

The Presbyterian Church (USA) calls upon all nations to prohibit the import of products made by enterprises in Israeli settlements on Palestinian land.

Sign the Kairos "Call to Action"

Read the Kairos USA document: Call to Action: U.S. Response to the Kairos Palestine Document and add your signature to the statement.

Stated Clerk Responds to Violence in Libya

from PC(USA) Office of Public Witness

Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), issued the following statement today in response to the recent violence in Libya.

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